RM7.6 million collected for tahfiz fire victims


Diyana Ibrahim

The funeral for 11 tahfiz pupils who died in a fire at the Raudhatul Sakinah Muslim cemetery in Batu Caves, Selangor, on September. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 17, 2017.

MALAYSIANS donated RM7.6 million to the families of the 23 victims who died in a fire at a tahfiz school in Kg Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, last month.

The money will be distributed to the families after an audit is done, said National Institute of Tahfiz Al-Quran Association adviser Mohd Gunawan Che Ab Aziz.


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  • I was told once there was a fire at a Sarawak kampung. Donations poured in but the affected residents said they didn't received any money. When asked, the BN assemblyman of the area refused to answer any questions.

    Posted 6 years ago by Malaysian First